Car-mover.



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NITED 're'rns HARRY O. HARRINGTON AND \VILLIAM M.'TO\VERS, OF ROME,GEORGIA.

CAR lVlOVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 09,? 65, datedSeptember 23, 1902.

Application filed June 25,1902.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,I-IARRY O. HARRINGTON and WILLIAM M. TowERs, ofRome, in the county of Floyd and State of Georgia, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Car-Movers, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to car-movers; and the invention consists, brieflystated, in a device of that character involving improved constructionwith novel arrangement and combination ofparts, whereby more effectivemeans are afforded.

More specifically stated, the invention involves a peculiar frame towhich the lever is pivoted, peculiar means for clamping the rail, andnovel details of construction, which will be fully described in thefollowing specication with reference to the accompanying drawings, andthe letters of reference thereon, which form a part of ourspecification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation showing our invention inuse. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectionalview on line 00 0c of Fig. 1.

In carrying out our invention we employ an elongated substantiallyU-shaped body portion A, having a substantially horizontal base from I3to C. The forward end of the body portion. A consists of two arm-likemembers D, having their lower edge inclined upwardly from C, asindicated at E. The extreme forward end of said members D areperforated, adapted to receive a pin or bolt F, passing through thelever G near its forward end, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

II indicates clamp devices, whose upper ends I pass through openings Jin the side walls of the body portion A. The extreme upper end K of theclamp devices His turned outwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, for guiding thelever G, and the inner side of said upper end is vertically disposed toa socket L, with the latter adapted to receive a rib M, located at thebottom of the opening .I in the body (See Fig. 3.) The outer or lowerends of the clamp devices H form jaws N, having at their extreme lowerends inturned heads or hooks O. The openings J in the side walls of thebody portion A extend from the rib M upwardly through't-he said sidewalls and is bridged by a detachable bar P,

Serial No, 113,117. (No modelsecured to the side walls by bolts or othersuitable means.

In operation our car-mover is arranged on a track-rail by moving thelever upwardly beyond the upper ends K of the clamp devices, when thelatter may be adjusted, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, adaptedto receive the head of an ordinary railroad-rail and permit the bodyportion to rest upon the rail. The body portion is secured upon the railby lowering the lever A to a point between the upper ends K of the clampdevices II, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 1 and full lines in Fig.3. Now with our car-mover arranged on the track-rail as just describedthe body portion will rest on its fiat base from B to (J. In thisposition the device is slid up to acarwheel, with the extreme forwardend of the lever G sliding on the rail. When the forward end of thelever G is adjusted'up to and well under the wheel, the rear end of thele ver G is pushed downwardly, turning upon its pivot or bolt F. Theforward end of the lever being adjusted under the wheel, as

stated, downward movement thereof will be.

resisted by the car-wheel and pressure be exerted upon the pivot F withelfect to force the forward end of the body portion downwardly, tiltingit on its fulcrum 0. While the above-described action is taking placeand since the lever is at all times in operation of the car-moverbetween the upper end of the clamp devices, it is apparent that theinterned heads or hooks 0 will be disposed under the head of the rail,as indicated in Fig. 3. on its fulcrum, as above stated, and theclamping devices being fixed, obviously the rear of the body portionwill be forced upwardly, as indicated by dotted lines, (see Fig. 1,)when the hooks 0 will engage the rail under its head with clampingeffect, and thereby lock the body portion against rearward movement. Itis understood that the several actions above described take place uponslight downward movement of the free end of the lever. With thecar-mover looked against rearward movement and the forward end of theleverunder the wheel continued downward movement of the free end of thelever will push the car-wheel forward with rolling action until thelever reaches the end Now the body portion A being tilted of its strokeand by which time, the car-wheel having rolled beyond reach of theforward end of the lever and its pivot being relieved from pressure,obviously the body portion will assume its original position, restingupon its base from B to O, and in which position the hooks will bedisengaged from the under side of the head of the rail, and therebyfreeing the whole device, when it may be again moved under the wheel andthe same operation repeated as often as may be necessary.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination in a caranover, of a lever having pivotal action, atilting body portion supporting the lever and adapted [0 rest upon thetrack-rail, and means at the rear of the body portion adapted to gripthe under side of the head of the track-rail upon tilting movement ofthe body portion substantially as described.

2. The combination in a ear-moveremploying a lever, of a support for thelever consisting of asubstantially U-shaped body portion having its rearunder side horizontal and its forward end elevated or incliningdownwardly to said horizontal under side, the side,

walls of said forward end being perforated to receive a pin passingthrough the lever, and means at the rear end of the body portion, uponpressure beingapplied by the lever effecting tilting action of the bodyportion, adapted to grip the track-rail and lock the said body portionagainst rearward movement substantially as described.

3. The combination with a car-mover employing a lever, means forsupporting the lever, and means for locking the lever-supporting meansagainst rearward movement involving jaws adapted in operation to gripthe under side of the head of the rail, the leversupporting meansconsisting of a body portion having tilting movement upon the track-'rail, its forward end having pivotal connecand adapted to engage theunder side of-the head of the rail, means for supporting the clampingdevices in spaced position adapted to receive the lever between themwhereby they are held against lateral movement and, upon the bodyportion being tilted, operating to clamp the rail and secure thelever-support against rearward movement substantially as described.

5. The combination with a car-mover em ploying a lever and tiltingmeansfor supporting the lever, the latter consisting of a sub stantially Ushaped body portion having the lever pivoted to its forward end,inclined and horizontal under surfaces on the body portion, sockets atthe rear of and in the side walls of the body portion, clamping devicessupported in the said sockets, means whereby the said clamping devicesmay be adjusted permitting removal of the body portion, means wherebythey are held against lateral movement and means whereby they are drawnupwardly and thereby engaging the rail and locking the lever-supportagainst rearward movement substantially as described.

HARRY C. HARRINGTON. WILLIAM H. TOWERS.

YVitnesses:

R. E. HARRIS, R. M. Moss.

